One of my favorite movies is “Un long dimanche de fiançailles”. It’s a French movie, directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet and based on a Sebastien Japrisot novel. This movie shows a relationship between Mathilde and Manech, who were separated by First World War. Mathilde searches Manech, who disappeared in trench near Germany. Everybody says that Manech was dead, but Mathilde refused to believe it. Mathilde is very optimistic, never lose her hopes.
First, Mathilde received a letter from a veteran, which had been with Manech in trench. This man tells Mathilde that her boyfriend was condemned for self mutilation in Bingo Crepuscule, one of French trench in frontier with Germany. The veteran give to Mathilde a little box, where is many objects of soldiers; pictures, letters, watches. Mathilde get several clues to find her boyfriend. Then, she goes Paris for contract a detective, which helps her. Mathilde knows many people, old majors, other women that search their boyfriends and a murderer, who looking for revenge. This Murderer named Tina Lombardi is very vindictive; she murders every major that hurt her boyfriend (the Angel) in war. Tina search her Angel, but in a different way of Mathilde. Mathilde connect stories to know where Manech is.
My favorite part in this movie is when Mathilde meet with Manech, in an old convent. There, she discovers that her boyfriend is amnesiac. Due to he don’t search her. Manech says the same words that he said when he knows Mathilde.
This movie likes me because contain many war stories, interesting characters and beautiful images, although sometimes result a long film too much. I wouldn’t like to change nothing of this movie, maybe only reduce the length off.
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I think that a foreigner should visit many places in Santiago, specifically The Center. There a foreigner should visit some old buildings and streets, for example Londres Street, Paris Street or some avenue in Providencia. These places are full of antiques stores, coffee shops, pubs and old museums. Santiago presents several areas very beautiful to take pictures, for example San Cristóbal Hill, where is possible have a panoramic view of city, visit to zoo park and make exercises climbing the hill. Other interesting place is Santa Lucía Hill which presents a Castle Hidalgo and beautiful gardens. Near of there, is Lastarria Neighborhood, where is possible visit alternative cinemas, theaters and nice restaurants. Lastarria Neighborhood has many old streets to paint, parks to make exercises and relaxing and cultural centers. In the north of Lastarria, we find Bella Vista Neighborhood, full of pubs and restaurants where we can enjoy parties and have lunch. This place has the most beautiful streets with paving stone and to surround of colorful houses. There is possible visit Pablo Neruda’s House and several theaters.
In my opinion the best places in Santiago are Lastarria Neighborhood, Londres and Paris streets, Providencia, Bellas Artes Museum and Bella Vista Neighborhood. Lastarria is a little area, next to Forestal Park. For me Lastarria is the most typical place of Santiago. Then, Londres and Paris streets are an area that preserves some traditional architectonic elements of old Santiago. Providencia contain nice places to eat and buy, for example book stores, sushi bar or record shops. Bellas Artes Museum is a spectacular art experience where is possible enjoy sculptures, paintings and photo expositions. Finally Bella Vista Neighborhood is a very popular place, where everybody in Santiago and foreigners meet.
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Dnepropetrovsk maniacs

Three years ago, Ukraine and world shocked with the horror of the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs, two young students murder twenty one people. Homicides were very awful, because were executed with a hammer and taped with a cellular camera. Subsequently, the horrible videos were uploading to internet by strangers. The judges and detectives think that these homicides were committed for commercial reasons, because the videos could have been taped by Snuff, a new way of black market. The Snuff consists in contracting a stranger as a murderer, then this person murders some people and tapes the murder. Later, the bloody videos are sold or uploading on internet to degenerate spectators.
The news is surprising, because the videos are very violent and cruel, beside the homicides were committed by young persons, students were nineteen years old when these events happened.
Many people were involved in this situation, fathers of the maniacs, their friends, and families of the victims. The parents of maniacs denied the crimes of their sons until now and accused the detectives to falsify the evidences. But this is impossible, because a lot of videos were found in the computers of maniacs, the hammers and other elements used in the murders.
Ukraine got very shocked with this news and the community demanded quickly the worst of punishment for these two students. This case was easy and fast, because the detectives had a lot of evidences and the confessions of maniacs.
I would like to hear better news about youth. As well, I would like to hear that this kind of events won’t happen again.
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A country I would like to visit.

I would like to visit France. In fact I really would like to visit any European country. I like France because it is a beautiful nation, a very safe place to live and work. France has many nice places, streets, rivers, buildings and the famous Eifel Tower. Besides, I like French language a lot. I have never gone to France, but many friends and relatives have visited this country and they told me how it is. According to them is an amazing country, very cultural and modern. France is very important in the Universal History, principally in the French Revolution, in which the monarchy was brought down, and as well this nation had prominence in the Second War World during Germany invasion or the Day D.
I would like to travel to France, visiting cities and fields. I would like to take pictures of avenues, buildings and the Eifel Tower. One of my dreams is studing in France someday. Then I would like to work and when I have enough money, travel to Europe and Asia. I wouldn’t like to live in France a long time, because I intend to travel and know people of several cultures. Although I really like to live in that country some months. I hope I can go there soon. Bye!

Second Term, 2010

The first semester was very long and stressful, but it was really interesting and important. I had seven subjects and my favourite areas were Psychopathology and Theory and Systems. I think that these subjects are more relevant than the rest, because these topics deal with necessary tools for all psychologist in the world. Psychopathology refers about all disorders and mental sicknesses in a very long list, which describes each of them to make easier the diagnostic and therapy. Besides “Theory and Systems” presents a critical vision about Social Sciences specifically about Psychology. It is an epistemological subject, during this term we review the defect of science and the scientific method. As well, this subject speaks about psychoanalysis, Lacanian Psychoanalysis specifically.
The most important about this term is my free time. It was a very relaxing semester, although sometimes I was very tired. I think that we read so little, and then I could spend my free time in some hobby, for example painting, writing and taking some pictures of Santiago.
In my opinion, more difficult and boring subject for me was Neurophysiology, because this area has many disorders and anatomy. Fortunately I passed it with a very good average grade, but I don’t remember the content very much.

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My blog experience has been very good. I really like write in my personal web page. At first I thought it would be hard for me to write reviews and publications, but soon I realized that it was nothing out of this world. Each session became easier and now I feel I can write quickly and relatively good English. My first was a small publication is an introduction, I described and pointed out my goals with the blog. My second publication was a description of the earthquake in Chile, I think that was the text I wrote faster. Then I wrote about my busy week, with tests and papers. Then I wrote about who I admire, Marx, on his life, work and their contributions to philosophy, politics and sociology. My fifth publication was about my favorite site on psychology, the page we use most in my class is www.u-cursos.com, I explained its usefulness and importance. The sixth current beta I wrote about my favorite band Radiohead, briefly described its history, its records and thematic developments in his music. Later I talked about my favorite technological object, the computer, described their uses, how many computers I've had and how much I used in my college life. Then I talked about another of my favorite bands, Sigur Rós, an Icelandic band to what I described on the basis of his only film, Heima. In the penultimate publication wrote about Freud, one of the most important theorists of history, father of psychoanalysis and very influential with their ideas on humanity and their experiences. My last post was the most enjoyed, it was about my favorite, one that I captured.

Finally, I leave, I have improved a lot in my writing of English and many have shared my knowledge with classmates. I hope next semester can go further, to finally write some things in English.

This is my favorite. Myself I took an afternoon walking through the center of Santiago. I usually leave my house with my camera to take pictures of streets and buildings, especially when I'm on vacation. This photo shows one of my favorite streets, whose name escapes me for now, is near Baquedano, in Providencia. I took in April or so, when I left university early on a Tuesday. I got off the bus to take some pictures and looked up and I found that image. It was the only one who took that road and I repent. Taking pictures in the streets is dangerous, but I care enough to hide my camera enough to not suffer theft. My camera has 8 pixels and high quality captures. Is calibrated to capture plenty of light and usually use it in warm mode for color. I like this picture because it has beautiful colors, the sky background and nice apartments that are there. I plan to return soon to the streets to capture more photos, though I qe should go to see new places, not to bore those who already know. The sectors that are visited to take pictures Providencia, Santiago, Ñuñoa Centre and the two reasons I choose, stay close to my university and because they are very nice streets and Parks. It is one of the pictures has left me more consistent, although I have I took several pictures of my vacation, which I also like a lot. I usually shoot a lot more streets and buildings, although it is very dangerous to leave the house, but I also like photographing forests, rivers, lakes and mountains. The next time you walk down this street, try to replicate a similar picture, but from another perspective.